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Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| instinct | a natural (innate) behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do |
| learned behavior | a behavior that is taught or developed through experience and practice |
| inherited traits | a special characteristic that you get from your parents, like your eye color, hair color, or height - you are born with it! |
| acquired traits | a characteristic that develops in an organism during its lifetime and is not passed on to future generations |
| genetics | the study of how genes are passed down through generations and how they affect a person's traits |
| characteristics | a special quality or feature that makes someone or something different from others |
| offspring | the child or young of a particular human, animal, or plant |
| generation | a line of people who are related through ancestry |